HOW TO COMBAT HARASSMENT: SURMOUNT’S STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

HOW TO COMBAT HARASSMENT: SURMOUNT’S STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

More and more individuals around Newcastle and Tyne and Wear are coming to professional private investigation companies such as ours to help them try to evidence and deal with harassment as a civil matter in order to bring about an end to the distress it is causing in their lives.

This is because incidents of harassment, more so in the age of growing social media platforms, are increasing and police services are now de-prioritising dealing with it due to an ongoing staffing and funding crisis.

So by request, we’re republishing our step-by-step guide as to how to most effectively deal with any harassment you are victim of and to best engage us for service in order to put an end to the nightmare once and for all: Read more about HOW TO COMBAT HARASSMENT: SURMOUNT’S STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS – A Case Study.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS – A Case Study.

A client contacted us after seeing one of our Facebook posts. She had started up her own fitness studio in Newcastle and offered bespoke exercise classes, nutrition plans and physiotherapy support to her clients.

Of late she had been hearing that one of her staff had been taking her session plans and using them whilst out working for themselves “on the QT” and, worst of all, that they’d been approaching clients at the end of sessions and actively tried to ‘poach them’ to leave our client and come work-out with them at a local gym instead. Read more about EMPLOYEE CONCERNS – A Case Study.

BREAKING DOWN THE MYTHS OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATION.

BREAKING DOWN THE MYTHS OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATION.

TV and film will always present private investigation as being headed up by a dysfunctional but brilliant PI with “issues” and the stereotypical trench-coat, dirty office and glass door with their name etched on it… doing whatever it takes to secure the leads needed to ‘break the case wide open’, etc. They’re breaking into places and stealing evidence whenever the need or the plot requires it.

It’s decidedly ‘un-entertaining’ to reveal this but Surmount Investigations’ jobs (and the investigatory profession overall) is a lot less ‘easy’ and exciting.
Read more about BREAKING DOWN THE MYTHS OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATION.

CHEATING PARTNERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF GATHERING ALL THE FACTS.

CHEATING PARTNERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF GATHERING ALL THE FACTS.

We understand that – whether it be through texts or emails you’ve seen that raise a red flag, being told something by someone you trust or experiencing a change in their behaviour that doesn’t quite make sense – believing a partner to be cheating on you can be incredibly upsetting and getting proof is often not easy.

But it’s always important to get those suspicions checked because the signs you’re seeing may not be an indication of what you think is truly going on in your relationship. Read more about CHEATING PARTNERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF GATHERING ALL THE FACTS.

Supporting Landlords And Letting Agents In The North East

Supporting Landlords And Letting Agents In The North East

repossession propertyOur Newcastle based Landlord client had a property portfolio that included a number of varying-sized residential properties throughout the region along with some commercial units. At one of his fully furnished residential properties he was reaching the end of his tether with his tenant, a female in her late twenties that we’ll call ‘Carol’.

‘Carol’ was behind in her rent by months and starting to ignore our client’s attempts to get in touch with her and facilitate payment. Things had reached such a point that an eviction notice had been served and ‘Carol’ was required to pack up and leave. Read more about Supporting Landlords And Letting Agents In The North East

Tracing Someone:  An Explanation of the Legalities

Tracing Someone: An Explanation of the Legalities

We receive many, many enquiries a week from people looking to trace individuals for a multitude of reasons and we have an incredibly high standard as to whether we take the case on or not.

This week, especially in light of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) on 25th May 2018, we wanted to take a closer look at the grounds to which we will and will not complete people tracing. Read more about Tracing Someone: An Explanation of the Legalities

Tackling The Neighbours From Hell…

Tackling The Neighbours From Hell…

Our Harassment Support Services for people around Newcastle, North Tyneside and the whole of the North East don’t just cover those dealing with an aggressive ex-partner or the world of dating-gone-wrong. It is completely bespoke to anyone and everyone who is being distressed by another party in a variety of different circumstances. Take our most recent case for example, which involved anti-social behaviour from a neighbour.

Our client in Gateshead came to us at their wits end because of new neighbours next door that were of the “nightmare” variety instantly upon moving in – and only getting worse with each day. Read more about Tackling The Neighbours From Hell…

Surmount Investigations’ GDPR statement.

Surmount Investigations’ GDPR statement.

After a brief period of mild panic whereby half the population considered GDPR to be the new Y2K, the finish line for GDPR compliance has now finally arrived into sight and companies throughout Europe are now all ‘set up’ and in line with the requirements of the new legislation.

For those who are unaware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU regulation on data protection and privacy for all individuals. It aims primarily to give control to citizens and residents over their personal data. As per Wikipedia:

Read more about Surmount Investigations’ GDPR statement.